Of course, with all those people arriving at the state’s busiest airport, things can get pretty congested as they all converge on the facility’s two carousels to claim their luggage. The airport board would like to replace those carousels with … Continue Reading
Should investigate reporting or whistle-blowing be curtailed for Wyoming’s agriculture industry? That’s what one bill before the state House of Representatives seeks to do. Teton County Representative Keith Gingery says the bill is being met with mixed favor. Gingery says the bill came out of … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Legislature concluded the 2nd reading of the supplemental budget bill yesterday. The supplemental budget makes over $60 million in cuts in programs throughout state government, but appropriates close to $80 million in new spending, including … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Team remained undefeated as they won their seventh meet of the season on February first and second at the Mustang Classic, held at Natrona County High School in Casper. This was Jackson’s narrowest victory of the season, besting … Continue Reading
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead told reporters yesterday that now is the time to be sure there is enough money in the budget to handle a fire season this summer that could well equal or surpass the seriousness of the summer of 2012. Mead says what is currently proposed by the legislature in the budget is not nearly enough for him to … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, in cooperation with the Town of Jackson and Teton County are continuing their work on developing a “Planning and Environmental Linkage” study for Highways 22 and 390. The purpose of the study is to … Continue Reading
A Jackson Hole youth has been awarded a gold medal in the International Special Olympic Games being held in Korea. Luis “Alex” Moreno placed first in the Alpine Advanced Super G Division M01 … Continue Reading
A bill in the Wyoming House that seeks to provide each school around the state with resource officers to defend the students against intruders found itself on shaky ground earlier this week, but Teton County Representative Keith Gingery who is behind that bill says it was … Continue Reading
Beginning with opening ceremonies tonight, the 2013 Special Olympics Wyoming Winter Games begin in Jackson Hole. More than 300 Special Olympics Wyoming athletes, coaches and partners from all over the Cowboy State are in Jackson for this year’s Winter Games competition. Teams competing in this year’s Winter Games hail from … Continue Reading
A mountain lion hunting area south of Jackson was closed Sunday because the annual mortality quota of six lions was reached. Hunt Area 29 generally includes the Hoback River drainage with the southern Gros Ventre Mountains and northern Wyoming Range. It also includes the Snake River Range south to the Snake River Canyon. Wyoming Game and Fish Spokesman Mark Gocke says the hunt area will not reopen again until next season.
